Over the weekend, state broadcaster CCTV aired a segment titled “Beginner’s Mind: the Liangjiahe Chapters,” the latest installment in a spirited presidential image-crafting campaign that has followed Xi closely through his five-year tenure. The seven-minute video compiles photos of a youthful Xi with audio clips of the president describing his seven years as a “sent-down youth” (下放青年) in the northern Shaanxi